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Filed Sept. 6, 192] Patented Nov. 11, 1924.

UNITED STATES FERDINAND E. MENZ, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO TOLEDO TOLEDO, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

1,5143% rarsnr'orncs;

SCALE COMPANY, OF

CASTING MACHINE.

Application filed September T all whom it may concern:

a citizen of the United States, residin at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and ful Improvements in Casting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to casting machines, and more particularly to casting machines in which the. mold or die is adapted to receive an object before the mold is filled with molten metal so that such object will be imbedded in the casting.

One of the objects of this invention is to facilitate the casting of metal around small parts, such asscale pivot bearings, which are usually of agate orother'hard non-metallic material which is liable to beinjured by subjection to intense heat. 7

Another object is to provide means for clamping the agate bearing'or other part in the mold in such manner that it will always assume a centered position irrespective of small variations in its size and shape. 7 I 1 Still another object is to provide means for simultaneouslybringing a plurality of clamping blocks constituting parts of a mold into engagement with the article around which metal isto be cast.

Other objects and advantages will be ap parent from the following description, in which reference is had to the accompanying drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein similar reference numerals designate similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of the casting machine, the die and shearing barbeing removed; a v p Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the die; Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the machine, parts being broken away; v Figure 4; is an enlarged fragmentary section taken substantially on the line ll of Figure 1; F'gure 5 is an enlarged section taken substantially on the line 5'5 of Figure 1; and

F igure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken substantially on the line 6 -6 of Figure 1. b

Referring to the drawingsin detail, the machine comprises a base 1 mounted upon a plurality of supporting legs 2, one end of state i 5 of Ohi0,,have invented certain new and usec, 1921. Serial No. 498,717.

I the base havingan upwardly-projecting lug Be it known that I, FERDINAND E. MENz,

3 secured thereto, thelug beingzbifurcated by a slot or kerf 4 in which is pivoted a bar 5 adapted to swing on the pintle 6 as apivot, for a purpose to be hereinafter described. Centrally locatedwith respect to the base 1 is a hardened block .7. having a wedgeshapedupper portion which is adapted to receive the V-shaped groove of an agate o 11 and 12 which are adapted to fit loosely in slots or kerfs in the rectangular blocks 9 and '9( and are pinned or otherwise loosely secured therein. The clamping member 10 is movable in a direction to forcethe blocks 9" and 9" toward the bearing, the direction of its movement being substantially at right. angles to the direction of. movement of an adjacent clamping member Which is loosely connected to the same blocks and movable toward the bearing so that the. clamping members tend to move the blocks 9 and-9" toward each other as well as toward the'opposing pair of blocks 9 and 9. From the foregoing it will be understood that each-of the clamping blocks is moved to clamp the agate firmly in position irrespective ofvdeviation in the agate from rectangular shape and predetermined dimensions.

The member 10 is pivotally connected to aslidable member 16 which is substantially T-shaped in section (see Figure 6). The member 16 is adapted to slide in ways in the bars or strips l7,these being securely fas tened to the base 1 by means of screws 18.

Positionedonthe under side of the base is a pair of operating levers 19 and 20, both of which are pivoted upon a screw 21, the axis of the screw being beneath the center of the block 7. "The members 19 and 20 each have a pair of oppositely disposed slots 24 curved eccentrically with respect to the screw 21. Each slot is adapted to loosely receive a vertically disposed stud shaft 22, the upper end of Which is securely fastened to oneof the operating members 16 by a pin 23. tireshprt sections of invol'ute spirals and" slight "pivotal movement of the members 19 and 20 about the rewfi ls nanaxiswill c s t ft 22 to move transversely within the slots the base, thus" sliding the the ways in thebar-IT and the members and clamping tions against the bearing 8.

siihiiltaiiehnisly 'itrit h"themovement (if the I abbi eldeser'ibed i'niec-hanism' the "opposite pair wor- .11

@ tron. since, the

I riveted-t 15 and 5, it is in pesition to receive thfiilteh f the eat-m1;

shaes (if the agate "areeompensatd for thifdu-g hfthe 'eqiiali-zing lalmps. I lhsciampin members "19 20"are operated by elongatedhandles 26' and .27.

b' crew rr'i'ed b v mamas- 27 is pnfthefslbtt'ed bar the clamping 2 I I a I i V proper *cons'ists essentially or "a ly shap'ed member 31 having a blbc ks. The-member 3 1 1 is held irfeans o fd ow'els or pins .7 fixeidlytiiositio nedin the base 34 thighs 1 'ndreeelvedfin ithe apertures 3 5- of the. v

' castdnetajl,"1n eombinat on; nieans'fiiter' 'fixmmbefgi; die ithi s ma be removed rom thebase' by merely lifting it from the 'd'iii el When thefdiefmember '31 is in lacefipbn' the bas es shown in Figures l vrgwsc d by messes mapserewise' to"on en I of the'fbar 31 is f'a shearingstripjor bar 37 flliay i=ng a ceunters ink gja'pertlire 38 in aligntiiiihwitlr the pouring gate pi the die.

I 'L The bperatien' of the casting m'a'ehine' is f'vi'efl' pm tfach clam ifi'g': grie'h anism are lo'o'sely pinned together, a pirig' -blek's'ar pei'inittetltefldat, bbi iatin'g theiieees'sity' of hblding the e t0 n n e entl small tolerances f ifsminiay be securely held infcla mp 0 dewriward ly until iten'gag'esthe sur-' member 31 is placed in position'upon the b se-1 1 eedztl ng-bar bro gh int subsmet e l f {parallel f'relation" therewith,

.coming to rest against" a suitably located stopbr pin 39, the countersunk aperture 38 registering with the pouring gate of the die. 1 i The molten-metal is then. poured into 'the mold through the aperture- 38, filling the member 31 is then' rm0t ed, 'the thumb screw 30 is loosened, and the handles 26 and 27 spread apart, releasing I the" clamping bloeks',

after which. the agate "and -its metalfmOuhting maybe'rem'oved and theoperatiqn re" peated.

. 'While' it will beappareiitthatthe ill-ustrated embodiment ofmy invention herein in "the spirit and scope-" 0f thej subjoined claims. f Having" dsmibe'd 1ny' inventi0n,:-'

1. 1h devic -"f0r*i mbedding artlcls in cast metal; in cembination; meanslfr fiiin'g the position Of the" article to be irltlbeddfe'd, a

plurality of movable meld wall-s, and means 'stantially' surrounding the article.

I disclosed is well ealculalted to adequately fulfill the bbjects' primarily stated-pit is to be understood that the invention is V susceptible" tovaria'tibn; modification jand "c"hanfge *v'V itl ids = In a device for imbedcli-n g? articles an in'g the'pOsi't-ion o f the artieleto be imbedded,

apl1irality of fioabing members, andfm'eans for, moving said members into surro mding engagement with thegjarticl'e. r

cast metal, in combination," means tor/positioning said article, a plurality of mqld walls,f a pl rality ef clampin meehanisms, each of said mold walls being eqnn'eeted to two of said. "clamping--meehanisms,"and

means for movin said clamp ing mechanisms to bring said mold walls int) engagement with, the article to be imbedded.

5. Ina" de'viee'forlmbedding agrb't' ed bearing in east 3 metal,-* in combination, -a

movable'moldwalls, and means for-'mtiiiing 1 said *wallslnto -esurrtiund'1ng engagement with the sides bf said bearing.

bearing in cast metal, in combination, a member adapted for engagement with the groove of a bearing, means adapted to temporarily hold the bearing in engagement with said member, a plurality of movable mold Walls, means for bringing said mold Walls into surrounding clamping engagement With said bearing, and a die member adapted to co-operate With said Walls to form a mold about said bearing.

7. In a device of the class described, in combination, a plurality of mold Walls, a plurality of slides, each of said Walls being connected to tWo of said slides, and means for simultaneously moving said slides toward a common center.

8. In a device of the class described, in combination, a plurality of mold Walls, a plurality of slides each of said Walls being connected to two of said slides, and means for simultaneously moving said slides to- Ward a common center, said means comprise ing a pair of pivoted members each having a pair of involutely curved slots.

9. In a device of the class described, in combination, a plurality of mold Walls, a plurality of slides. each of said Walls being connected to two of said slides, means for simultaneously moving said slides toward a common center, said means comprising a pair of pivoted members each having a pair of involutely curved slots, means for mov mg said pivoted members, and means for locking said members against pivotal movement.

FERDINAND E. MENZ. Witnesses:

HARRY O. ERNSBERGER, I FRANCES Dom. 

